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Georgia Photo: All Lathered Up

Roman Glonti, a bathhouse attendant in Tbilisi baths, was born to an Armenian father and a Georgian-Iranian mother. The 42-year-old, who uses his mother's last name, says the sulfur baths are the ultimate symbol for Tbilisi's multi-ethnic Abanotubani district.

"There can be no quarrel between us, as the sulfur always soothes your mood," Glonti says jokingly.